Clothes wringer



Sept. 23, 1924. 1,509,588

H. J. CRINER CLOTHES WRINGEB Filed Jan. 24, 1922 Patented Sept. 23,1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY J'. CRINER, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA, ASSIGNOR OLF ONE-HALF T ARTHUR G.BUSH, 0F DAVENPORT, TOT/VA.

To all whom Be it lmow CLOTHES ammonia.

Application filed January 24, 1922.

it may concern: n that HARRY J. CRINER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Davenport, in

the county of Scott and State of Iowa, has invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Clothes lVring'ers, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to improvements in clothes wringers in which a pairof rubber rolls under sp g pressure is used to press the water out ofthe clothes passing between them.

The ob ects provide a quic of my invention are, first, .to k-actingrelease mechanism to release the pressure of the rolls; second, toprovide a simple, qulck-acting lever to re place the pressure upon therolls after it has been released adjusting app third, to provide asingle aratus which will adjust the pressure at both ends of the rollsat the same time; fourth,

functions with a apparatus for aforesaid.

to combine all of the above single operating lever;

to provide as an article of manufaceasily operated, inexpensiveaccomplishing the objects I attain these objects by the mechanismillustrated in in which the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the upper part of a wringer embodyingmy lnvention showing the ri in section upon the line RH of Figure Fig. 2is a pl tion of the frame cut away lugs or cars upon the 3 is a detailpartly in fulcrum block; middle portion a vertical cro Figure 3, but

ght hand portion of the frame but showing a porto disclose guide slidingblock; Fig. section showing the F ig. 4 is a detail of the of the topframe; Fig. 5 is ss section on the line SS of showing the sliding andful an view,

crum blocks in full lines and the ball head and adjusting Slmllal'11111116311118 1131 61 throughout th thread partly in dotted lines. tosimilar parts e several views.

lhly invention comprises a frame, 8, of

metal, prefera ity, I have shown only bly rust proof. For simplic theupper portion of the frame, the lower portion of which may be in any ofthe usual forms and secured to tub or washing machine in any suitableThe rolls, 16 and 17, are mounted in the frame in any 1ngs and ope seatformed in the block,

Serial No. 531,362.

which may be driven by hand or power as desired. The top of the frame isformed with a longitudinal opening at the middle portion, and acompression spring, 11, is mounted in the frame above the rolls, havingblocks, 18, secured at each end which bear upon the upper roll.

A fulcrum block, 10, is mounted upon the spring at the middle thereofand secured in placeby a set screw or pin, 22. The upper portion of thefulcrum block is chambered to seat a ball head, 9, formed at the lowerend of the lever shaft, 14.

A sliding block, 2, is threaded upon the lever 14, and has ears or lugs,5, projecting therefrom which are adapted to slide on the under side ofthe flanges, 4, of the frame, 3.

The flanges, 4, project inwardly from the web, 6, of the frame, 3, andare formed integral therewith.

The sliding block, 2, is held against upward motion by the flanges, 4,and against downward movement by being threaded upon the lever shaft,14.. A handle, 1, is secured upon the upper part of the lever shaft, 14,by a pin, 1", or other suitable means.

A notch, 7, is formed at the middle of each flange, 4, which forms adetent for the ears or lu gs, 5.

The handle, 1, is preferably a little smaller than the width between theopenings of the flanges 4, of the top frame so that it can be assembledby pushing it up through the opening after the sliding block, 2, and thefulcrum block, 10, have been placed upon the lever shaft, 14. The ballhead, 9, is then looked in its seat in the fulcrum block, 10, by theinsertion of the spring bar, 11, in the block, 10.

In the op(ration of my device, the tension is adjusted by screwing thehandle, 1, down upon the threaded shaft, 14, forcing the ball. headdownward upon the spring, 11, in the 10, until the desired pressure isexerted upon the upper roll, 17. The wringcr is then operated in theordinary way.

In case the clothes begin to wrap around the roll or a hand is caught inthe wringer, the pressure may be instantly released by striking thehandle, 1, and moving it longitudinally of the frame.

The block, 2, will slide along between the flanges, 4, and the ears orlugs, 5, will be unseated from the detent, 7 and slide along the lowerside of the flanges, 4. This will allow the spring, 11, to rise andrelease all pressure upon the roll, 17.

lVhen desired to resume operation of the wringer, the tension can bereplaced by simply grasping the lever handle, 1, and returning it to itsoriginal position, the length of the leverage and the shape of theflanges, 4:, being suchas to allow a person of ordinary strength toreplace the levei in position without undue strain.

I claim:

1. In a clothes wringer, the combination of a frame, wring-er rollsmounted in said frame, a compression spring bar above said rolls, saidframe having flanges extending along the top thereof and having a slot,between them, a block movable along said slot having lugs extendingbeneath said flanges, the latter being provided with notches in whichsaid lugs seat and a lever having one end secured to a fulcrum on saidspring bar and extending through said block and provided with a handle.

2. In a clothes wringer, the combination of a frame, wringer rollsmounted in said frame, a compression spring bar above said rolls, saidframe having flanges extending along the top thereof and having a slotbetween them, a block movable along said slot having lugs extending,beneath said flanges. and a lever having one end secured to a fulcrum onsaid spring bar and extend ing through said block and provided with ahandle.

I In a clothes wringer, the combination with a frame, of a longitudinalopening in the top thereof, with flanges formed upon the sides of theframe and projecting inwardly toward the opening, a. pair of rollsrotatably mounted in the frame, a pressure bar mounted in the frameabove the rolls, a fulcrum secured upon the pressure bar near the middlethereof, a block slidingly mounted upon the flanges, a handle unitedwith a bar mounted in the block and having its lower end seated in thefulcrum on the pressure bar.

4. In a clothes wringer, the combination of a pair of rolls mounted in aframe, a pressure bar mounted above the rolls, a. lever having its lowerend fulcrumed upon the pressure bar near the middle thereof and itsupper end provided with a handle, and movable lengthwise in a slotformed in the top of the frame, a flange formed upon the frame on oneside of the slot, a block secured to the lever and means united to theblock to engage the flange,

5. In a clothes wringer. the combination of a pair of rolls mounted in aframe, a pressure bar mounted above the rolls, a lever having its lowerend fulcrumed upon the pressure bar near the middle thereof, a blockthreaded upon the lever and longitudinall movable in a slot formed inthe top of the frame, flanges formed upon the frame adjacent the slot,lugs united to the block and adapted to engage the flanges, manuallyoperable means secured to the top of the lever for turning it in theblock.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HARRY J. CRINER.

